document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1135044>Question 1135044</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Elijah and Marco are racing from their school to Marco’s house. In the first<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10 seconds, Elijah runs 30 yards, and Marco runs 33 yards. Marco stops<BR>\n" );
document.write( "for 5 seconds to catch his breath and then starts running again. Assuming<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that each of the boys maintains his respective pace, how long will it take for<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Marco to catch up with Elijah?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Every 10 seconds, Marco runs 33 yards and Elijah runs 30 yards; Marco runs 3 yards farther than Elijah.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "After the first 10 seconds, Marco is 3 yards ahead of Elijah.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "While Marco rests for 5 seconds, Elijah runs another 15 yards; after those 5 seconds, he is 12 yards ahead of Marco.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since Marco runs 3 yards farther than Elijah in each 10 seconds, and since he is now 4*3=12 yards behind Elijah, it will take him 4*10=40 seconds to make up the 12 yards.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: 40 seconds (after he starts running again) </SPAN>\n" );
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